There are two kinds of apostrophe in English.
This question is about the punctuation mark (the raised comma).
For the literary term where a non-living thing is spoken to, see the related question below.
To indicate missing letters: can't, isn't, it's (can not; is not; it is): for example:
To indicate the possessive: boy's, boys' for example:
The apostrophe is never used to show plurals, and it should not be used after numbers.
"My father wears trousers from the 1980s." is correct, unlike his fashion sense.
Some nouns that show ownership using an apostrophe are "couch's, house's, equation's", etc.
The apostrophe is used for possessive nouns and for contractions. In some rare cases, such as letters and numbers, an apostrophe is used with S to create a plural noun.
You'll use an apostrophe s on the word son if you are showing possession or using a contraction. Examples: "That is my son's room." "My son's out at the moment" -- This is a contraction of "son" and "is"
An apostrophe is placed: a) before the year, if it has to omit some numbers. Examples: 2011 - '11 2012 - '12 b) after the year, if it has to show possession. Examples: 1960's music 1970's fashion
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Examples: The children don't like to play in Rose's garden. It's a great day today. Let's go to Ann's house.
The ' mark is called an apostrophe. It has four uses: 1. The apostrophe indicates possessive forms of nouns. Examples: "Mary's book, " "The dog's bed" ---- 2. The apostrophe indicates the omission of letters: Examples: will not = won't do not = don't I am = I'm ---- 3. The apostrophe indicates pluralized nouns (note: there is some question as to the necessity of this usage): Example: "How many no's were counted on the ballot?" ---- 4. The apostrophe is used in some last names. Examples: O'Brien, O'Donnell, D'Arby, etc.
Some nouns that show ownership using an apostrophe are "couch's, house's, equation's", etc.
The apostrophe is used for possessive nouns and for contractions. In some rare cases, such as letters and numbers, an apostrophe is used with S to create a plural noun.
You'll use an apostrophe s on the word son if you are showing possession or using a contraction. Examples: "That is my son's room." "My son's out at the moment" -- This is a contraction of "son" and "is"
Omission of letters is indicated by using an apostrophe ('). A word made up of two words with letters replaced by an apostrophe is called a contraction. Examples: does not = doesn't I am = I'm we will = we'll he is = he's they are = they're
An apostrophe is placed: a) before the year, if it has to omit some numbers. Examples: 2011 - '11 2012 - '12 b) after the year, if it has to show possession. Examples: 1960's music 1970's fashion
ok okokokokokokokokokokokoko
Possessive pronouns do not take apostrophes. Some examples of possessive pronouns are: its, hers, his, theirs.
apostrophe, such as in "could've" for "could have" or "don't" for "do not".
"I'd" is the contraction for "I would" using an apostrophe.
apostrophe: addressing something absent or not human as if it were there or could answer back. example: (to a clock) why aren't you moving faster?